Fluke offers a range of function,
pulse/function and universal
waveform generators that are
designed to meet your require-
ments and stay within your
budget. Whether you require a
simple LF function generator, or
a powerful multi-channel arb, we
have a product designed with
you in mind.
Signal Sources
Signal Sources
Selection Guide
Function Generators Universal Waveform Generators
Model 80 81 271 281 282 284
Output channels 1 1 1 1 2 4
Maximum amplitude (into 50 W) 16 Vpp 16 Vpp 10 Vpp 10 Vpp 10 Vpp 10 Vpp
Standard Waveforms
Sine maximum frequency 50 MHz 50 MHz 10 MHz 16 MHz 16 MHz 16 MHz
Square maximum frequency 50 MHz 50 MHz 10 MHz 16 MHz 16 MHz 16 MHz
Pulse maximum frequency N/A 50 MHz 10 MHz 10 MHz 10 MHz 10 MHz
Pulses No Single Multi-level Pulse Train Pulse Train Pulse Train
Noise Generator No No Random No No No
Frequency Accuracy 10 ppm 10 ppm 10 ppm 10 ppm
Arbitrary Waveforms
Maximum Sampling Frequency 27.48 MS/s 40 MS/s 40 MS/s 40 MS/s
Waveform length (points) 1024 4 - 65536 4 - 65536 4 - 65536
Waveform memory 5 x 1 K blocks 64 k blocks 64 K 64 K
Vertical resolution 10 bits 12 bits 12 bits 12 bits
Waveform sequencing (max. # of segments) 16 16 16
Looping No Yes Yes Yes
Operating Modes
Triggered Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gated Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Burst Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Frequency sweep Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Selectable output filter 10 MHz Eliptical, 10 MHz Eliptical, 10 MHz Eliptical,
10 MHz Bessel, 10 MHz Bessel, 10 MHz Bessel,
none none none
Modulation source External External External
dc-100 kHz dc-100 kHz dc-100 kHz
Modulation AM, FM AM, PWM AM, FSK, Tone AM, Tone AM, Tone, DTMF AM, Tone, DTMF
Signal summing No No No No No No
VCO/VCA input Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Phase lock to external analog signal Yes Yes No No No No
Multi-unit phase lock Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
General
GPIB interface Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
RS-232 interface (conventional mode) No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
USB No No No No No No
Ethernet No No No No No No
Waveform software Waveform Mgr. Waveform Mgr. Waveform Mgr. Waveform Mgr.
Plus Optional Plus Plus Plus
Recommended replacement for HP HP Wavetek Wavetek Wavetek/Fluke Wavetek/Fluke
obsolete models 8116A 8116A 29A 39A 195 195/001
Signal Sources
Selection Guide Signal Sources
Fluke Corporation
PO Box 9090, Everett, WA USA 98206
Fluke Europe B.V.
PO Box 1186, 5602 BD
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
For more information call:
In the U.S.A. (800) 443-5853 or
Fax (425) 446-5116
In Europe/M-East/Africa (31 40) 2 675 200 or
Fax (31 40) 2 675 222
In Canada (800) 36-FLUKE or
Fax (905) 890-6866
From other countries +1 (425) 446-5500 or
Fax +1 (425) 446-5116
Web access: http://www.fluke.com
©2006 Fluke Corporation. All rights reserved.
Printed in U.S.A. 4/2006 2523531 D-EN-N Rev B
Fluke. Keeping your world
up and running.
Arbitrary Waveform Generators
Model 291 292 294 396 397
Output channels 1 2 4 1 2
Maximum amplitude (into 50 W) 10 Vpp 10 Vpp 10 Vpp 10 Vpp 10 Vpp
Standard Waveforms
Sine maximum frequency 40 MHz 40 MHz 40 MHz 50 MHz 50 MHz
Square maximum frequency 50 MHz 50 MHz 50 MHz 50 MHz 50 MHz
Pulse maximum frequency 10 MHz 10 MHz 10 MHz 10 MHz 10 MHz
Pulses Pulse Train Pulse Train Pulse Train No No
Noise generator No No No Yes Yes
Frequency accuracy 10 ppm 10 ppm 10 ppm 1 ppm 1 ppm
Arbitrary Waveforms
Maximum sampling frequency 100 MS/s 100 MS/s 100 MS/s 125 MS/s 125 MS/s
Waveform length (points) 1 M 1 M 1 M 16 to 4 M 16 to 4 M
Waveform memory Removable Removable Removable 1 MByte 4 MByte
compact compact compact memory memory
FLASH card FLASH card FLASH card
Vertical resolution 12 bit 12 bit 12 bit 14 bits 14 bits
Waveform sequencing (max. # of segments) 1024 1024 1024 4096 4096
Looping Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Operating Modes
Triggered Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gated Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Burst Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Frequency sweep Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Selectable output filter 40 MHz Elliptic, 40 MHz Elliptic, 40 MHz Elliptic, 50 MHz, 50 MHz,
20 MHz Bessel, 20 MHz Bessel, 20 MHz Bessel, 25 MHz, 25 MHz,
none none none both or none both or none
Modulation source External External External Internal Internal
dc-100 kHz dc-100 kHz dc-100 kHz dc-200 kHz dc-200 kHz
Modulation AM, AM AM, AM,FM,FSK, AM,FM,FSK,
SCM,Tone SCM,Tone SCM,Tone Ramped FSK Ramped FSK
Signal summing Yes Yes Yes No No
VCO/VCA input Yes Yes Yes No No
Phase lock to external analog signal Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Multi-unit phase lock Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
General
GPIB interface Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
RS-232 interface (conventional mode) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
USB Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ethernet No No No No Yes
Waveform software Waveform Mgr. Waveform Mgr. Waveform Mgr. ArbExplorer ArbExplorer
Plus Plus Plus software software
Recommended replacement for Wavetek
obsolete models 395
